SleepIncarnate
2018-12-11, 02:47 AM
Alright, two related situations here with my current game, felt like getting some input from others.
First bit, as stated here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?574698-When-is-the-ideal-time-for-a-bard-to-take-a-1-3-level-dip-out-to-multiclass), I've decided to take a one level dip into divine soul sorcerer when I hit level 6 (which should be after our next session). As such, in the two weeks before our first session at level 6, I'd like some advice on which spells to pick.
The second bit is something that came up at the end of our most recent session and will come up at the start of our next session. We're helping out a druid by clearing out a nest of what are basically giant dragonflies which are destroying the local ecosystem. He's offered to create two spell scrolls for us, from 1st and 2nd level druid spells.
This is a big deal because my homebrew college (which can be found here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?574408-(Homebrew)-Bard-s-College-of-Linguistics)) has the level 6 ability basically be additional magical secrets from the lore bard's level 6, but on steroids. As such, I'd like the two scrolls to be good spells I can later scribe on my body as spellbook to make them bard spells for me.
My current cantrips are thaumaturgy (racial from tiefling), prestidigitation, vicious mockery, and minor illusion. My spells are:
Detect Magic
Identify (ritual caster feat, ritual book)
Find Familiar (ritual book)
Disguise Self (1/day, dispater tiefling racial)
Dissonant Whispers
Find Familiar
Suggestion
Hypnotic Pattern
Leomund's Tiny Hut
Detect Thoughts (racial 1/day)
Healing Word
Phantasmal Force
From sorcerer, my DM has confirmed that the power granting me these abilities is good, so my bonus spell would be Cure Wounds. I know two of the cantrips will be fire bolt (I'm often the one called upon to set stuff on fire with prestidigitation, added range would be great) and guidance. I'm considering feather fall and bless as the two level one spells and the other two cantrips to be friends, mending, and/or message (with whichever of the three I don't grab there being my level 10 bard cantrip). If anyone has some better suggestions though, I'm certainly open to them.
As for the druid spells, the two most catching my eye right now are Pass Without Trace and Flaming Sphere. Checking with the party ranger to see if he grabbed PWT as his level 2 spell. Another option is healing spirit, but I just don't think it's as amazing as people make it out to be. Open to suggestions here.
For reference, my party consists of me, a half-orc totem barbarian (tank/melee attacker), wood elf monster slayer ranger (who will be MCing to rogue starting at 6 and continuing the rest of the way from there as an arcane trickster) who serves as our ranged attacker and sometimes scout/rogue replacement, and a silver dragonborn divine sorcerer (also good aligned) who is backup healer and blaster.
I hold several hats as the bard: main healer, battlefield controller, face, rogue replacement (until the ranger/rogue comes online), utility caster, and more. So looking to see if anyone has some better suggestions to help me fill all my roles.
EDIT: Already got the two druid spell scrolls. They ended up being PWT and FS.
First bit, as stated here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?574698-When-is-the-ideal-time-for-a-bard-to-take-a-1-3-level-dip-out-to-multiclass), I've decided to take a one level dip into divine soul sorcerer when I hit level 6 (which should be after our next session). As such, in the two weeks before our first session at level 6, I'd like some advice on which spells to pick.
The second bit is something that came up at the end of our most recent session and will come up at the start of our next session. We're helping out a druid by clearing out a nest of what are basically giant dragonflies which are destroying the local ecosystem. He's offered to create two spell scrolls for us, from 1st and 2nd level druid spells.
This is a big deal because my homebrew college (which can be found here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?574408-(Homebrew)-Bard-s-College-of-Linguistics)) has the level 6 ability basically be additional magical secrets from the lore bard's level 6, but on steroids. As such, I'd like the two scrolls to be good spells I can later scribe on my body as spellbook to make them bard spells for me.
My current cantrips are thaumaturgy (racial from tiefling), prestidigitation, vicious mockery, and minor illusion. My spells are:
Detect Magic
Identify (ritual caster feat, ritual book)
Find Familiar (ritual book)
Disguise Self (1/day, dispater tiefling racial)
Dissonant Whispers
Find Familiar
Suggestion
Hypnotic Pattern
Leomund's Tiny Hut
Detect Thoughts (racial 1/day)
Healing Word
Phantasmal Force
From sorcerer, my DM has confirmed that the power granting me these abilities is good, so my bonus spell would be Cure Wounds. I know two of the cantrips will be fire bolt (I'm often the one called upon to set stuff on fire with prestidigitation, added range would be great) and guidance. I'm considering feather fall and bless as the two level one spells and the other two cantrips to be friends, mending, and/or message (with whichever of the three I don't grab there being my level 10 bard cantrip). If anyone has some better suggestions though, I'm certainly open to them.
As for the druid spells, the two most catching my eye right now are Pass Without Trace and Flaming Sphere. Checking with the party ranger to see if he grabbed PWT as his level 2 spell. Another option is healing spirit, but I just don't think it's as amazing as people make it out to be. Open to suggestions here.
For reference, my party consists of me, a half-orc totem barbarian (tank/melee attacker), wood elf monster slayer ranger (who will be MCing to rogue starting at 6 and continuing the rest of the way from there as an arcane trickster) who serves as our ranged attacker and sometimes scout/rogue replacement, and a silver dragonborn divine sorcerer (also good aligned) who is backup healer and blaster.
I hold several hats as the bard: main healer, battlefield controller, face, rogue replacement (until the ranger/rogue comes online), utility caster, and more. So looking to see if anyone has some better suggestions to help me fill all my roles.
EDIT: Already got the two druid spell scrolls. They ended up being PWT and FS.